From sassy to sweet, these cat Instagram captions are purrfect for every feline photo you post
43 Purrfect Cat Instagram Captions for Your Kitty’s Clicks
Updated on May 14, 2025
Cats are incredibly photogenic, and that’s a fact (source: the umpteen cute kitten photos we’ve aww-ed at over the years). You don’t even need advanced photography skills to get a great photo of your fluffy friend. They handle the cuteness; you just point and click (and click and click!). But when it comes to sharing photos of your cat, the hardest part isn’t just picking the best shotāit’s coming up with the right cat caption.
Sure, some cat quotes work just fine for your feline’s Instagram audience. But sometimes you need that purrfect cat caption to really capture your kitten’s vibe. Today, we’re bringing you a list of the funniest and cutest cat Instagram captions so you can share your favorite cat pictures without having to paws and think.
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Funny cat captions
If you have a funny cat photo, you must upload it with an equally funny cat caption.
- I was normal four cats ago
- Every now and then I like to paws and relax for five or so hours
- Days without cat paw in water glass: zero
- Putting the fur in furniture
- I cat even right now
- Whisker while you work
- Donāt worry, be tabby
- Note to self: Buy separate Christmas tree for cat
- Did you know that cats used to be worshiped in Egypt? They built purramids and everything!
- Hooked on a feline
- Zero fluffs given
- Days without item broken from being pushed off counter: zero
- A furmidable opponent
Cat Instagram captions for your kitten
- I’m not kitten around!
- Happy purrthday!
- I have a great cat-itude, everyone says so
- Climb every meowntain
- Smitten kitten
- I’m going to grow up to be loud and weird. Yes, I do take after my parents.
- Kittens are angels with whiskers
- They told me to go to school because I need to be litterate
Cute cat captions
Whether you have a small cat breed or a tiny, whiny kitten destined to grow into a full-on floof, cats are lovable in every shape and size. Pick one of these adorable cat Instagram captions to match your tiny tot’s big personality.
- Iām feline fine today, how are you?
- Downton Tabby
- Living in a furry tail, nappily ever after
- Cat hair, don’t care
- Excuse me, I’m an aristocat
- Totally catterbrained today!
- Every day is Caturday …
- Sorry Iām late, my cat was sitting on me
- You had me at meow
- My cat was right about you
Cat Instagram captions from your cat’s point of view
If the endless cat memes we’ve shared have taught us one thing, it’s that if cats could talk, they’d be hilarious. Here are some cat captions your floof might pick if they ran their own Instagram.
- For one shining mewment, I thought the can was tuna. It was tomato paste.
- Do you think those curtains would hold my weight?
- Honestly, Brenda, this is a cat-astrophe
- I don’t always run around, but when I do it’s at 3 a.m.
- Dry food? Are you fur real?
- I heard he drives a Furrari. Must be a real fat cat.
- Pawdon me? Is that a treat?
- Yeah, yeah, Iām hissterical. Feed me.
- Just checking: Do you need the bathroom? Any urgent appointments? Oh well, I’ll sit on you later then, when you’ve got more things to do.
- I’m not furmal, I’ll wash myself anywhere
- What are you eating, and how can I help?
- Iām grumpy because I only got 15 hours of sleep today
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